Australia

Telstra Health's residential aged care app, CareKeeper
By  Adam Ang 10:09 pm March 30, 2022
Digital health company Telstra Health has unveiled its latest mobile app for residential aged care. According to a press statement, the CareKeeper app enables staff to view, capture, and document care by a resident's side in real-time through a mobile device.  It is integrated with Telstra Health's Clinical Manager software so providers can have one source of truth, reduce data duplication, and...
[Left] Tara Croft, Baymatob CEO; [Center] Dr Sarah McDonald, CVO and founder; [Right] Victor Windeyer, fund manager at Australian Unity
By  Adam Ang 10:35 pm March 29, 2022
Australian medical device maker Baymatob has closed an equity placement of A$4.215 million ($3 million), proceeds from which will be used to complete its in-human clinical trials for its AI-enabled labour monitoring device. The placement includes cornerstone funding from the Future of Healthcare Fund of insurance firm Australian Unity. WHAT IT'S FOR Baymatob's flagship device Oli uses sensors and...
A person wearing mask is typing on their phone
By  Adam Ang 02:55 am March 22, 2022
ASX-listed digital health firm ResApp Health has announced that its pilot clinical trial for a smartphone-based COVID-19 screening test has achieved positive results.  The new diagnostic app, which uses machine learning to analyse the sound of a patient's cough, was reported to correctly detect COVID-19 in 92% of participants with the infection during the trial. With a 92% sensitivity, it exceeds...
Extensia's logo
By  Adam Ang 01:05 am March 16, 2022
Australia-listed Hills Limited, the parent company of health tech provider Hills Health Solutions, has announced its acquisition of connected care firm Extensia. Extensia offers the RecordPoint platform which provides practitioners with real-time access to patient records and test results from anywhere. It enables safe sharing of health information through rigorous data security, user...
MasterCare Connect app
By  Adam Ang 01:57 am March 9, 2022
Australia-listed health tech company Global Health has unveiled a new mobile app for accessing patient records from its MasterCare EMR solution. WHAT IT DOES According to a media release, the MasterCare Connect app gives online and offline access to critical patient information at the point of care. It enables offline work, allowing a clinician to continue filling out information on the app. It...
A patient accessing the Manage My Health portal
By  Adam Ang 11:14 pm March 3, 2022
Manage My Health adds patient diary feature for recording symptoms New Zealand-based Manage My Health has recently launched a new diary feature on its patient portal to enable remote monitoring of patients' symptoms. The My Health Diary function is where patients fill out information about their symptoms, including self-monitored blood pressure, oxygen levels, and other indicators like fever and...
By  Adam Ang 12:38 am February 23, 2022
While a number of businesses were scrambling to protect themselves from the profound changes caused by the global pandemic, New Zealand's Orion Health was just in the process of releasing a timely solution that would help support overwhelmed health systems. WHAT IT'S ABOUT The health IT provider had to delist from the bourses of Australia and New Zealand in March 2019 and restructure its business...
Desktop view of the Health Teams telehealth platform
By  Adam Ang 02:41 am February 14, 2022
ASX-listed ResApp Health has inked a two-year deal with Health Teams, a digital aged care platform, to launch its mobile diagnostic app on the latter's telehealth platform. ResAppDx is an app-based acute respiratory diagnostic test that uses machine learning to analyse cough sounds and diagnose respiratory diseases. Approved for use in Australia and Europe, the app can be integrated with...
LiveUp website by aged care service provider Independent Living Assessment
By  Adam Ang 01:36 am February 10, 2022
Independent Living Assessment, a non-profit provider of aged care services in Western Australia, is launching its digital platform providing healthy ageing services.  Established in January 2020, the organisation is backed by Indigo Australasia, formerly known as Independent Living Centre WA, which delivers support to people with disability, seniors, carers, health professionals, and the aged...
 Brands under telehealth company Eucalyptus
By  Adam Ang 12:43 am January 28, 2022
Sydney-based telehealth company Eucalyptus has raised A$60 million ($42 million) in a Series C round led by Airbnb and Canva's early investor, BOND. The financing round also drew participation from its previous investors, Blackbird, NewView, W23, Airtree, OneVentures, and Athletic Ventures.  Eucalyptus operates a telehealth platform housing five units: men's health-focused Pilot, women's...